A few hopefully not dumb questions

I just got back from PA where i bought my 89 K5.I was a little disappointed in the amount of rust found on it as compared to how the PO described it but oh well.Anyway here are my questions if you guys want to answer.
1.Did the K5s ever offer a dual front shock setup from the factory not the steering stabilizer?
2.All the previous K5s i have owned were pre fuel injected/ECM.This K5 has dual exhaust w/headers and cats.I noticed that the passenger side tail pipe
was really black inside but the driver side looked good.What do think?The SES
light comes on after the vehicle reaches temp.I checked the codes 32,44 .
If the EGR is bad, would that cause one side of the exhaust to carbon up more than the other?
3.The rust issue! Where is the best place to buy floor pans,cargo area pans
body panels etc?
4.Besides a shift kit,is there any other way to adjust trans shift firmness?I used to own an 87 Iroc that had the adjustable trans cable.Are the trans
cables adjustable on the Blazers?
Any help you could give would be deeply appreciated

I just got back from PA where i bought my 89 K5.I was a little disappointed in the amount of rust found on it as compared to how the PO described it but oh well.Anyway here are my questions if you guys want to answer.
1.Did the K5s ever offer a dual front shock setup from the factory not the steering stabilizer?Yes, they did
2.All the previous K5s i have owned were pre fuel injected/ECM.This K5 has dual exhaust w/headers and cats.I noticed that the passenger side tail pipe
was really black inside but the driver side looked good.What do think?The SES
light comes on after the vehicle reaches temp.I checked the codes 32,44 .
If the EGR is bad, would that cause one side of the exhaust to carbon up more than the other?yes, take the egr off and clean out the passage. it's probably plugged w/ carbon build up
3.The rust issue! Where is the best place to buy floor pans,cargo area pans
body panels etc?There are lots of places on line, you will find most of what you need if you search this site. You might even be able to find complete rust free tubs and vins if you search diligently
4.Besides a shift kit,is there any other way to adjust trans shift firmness?I used to own an 87 Iroc that had the adjustable trans cable.Are the trans
cables adjustable on the Blazers?You need to adjust teh TV cable. The tranny's live and die by them. Get a book and read up on how to do it.
Any help you could give would be deeply appreciated

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There are no stupid questions, only unasked ones. If you don't know, ask. Someone here will help you. You may get told to use the seaerch function a few times, but for the most part, people here are freindly and helpful. Welcome to the addiction!

As for the tranny I assume its a 700r4 , it doesn't get blatantly adjusted . That cable controls line pressure in the tranny , it needs to be adjusted properly . There are components you can buy to firm it up . Doing it at the cable runs the risk of doing damage in the long run .

As for the tranny I assume its a 700r4 , it doesn't get blatantly adjusted . That cable controls line pressure in the tranny , it needs to be adjusted properly . There are components you can buy to firm it up . Doing it at the cable runs the risk of doing damage in the long run .

3.The rust issue! Where is the best place to buy floor pans,cargo area pans

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Lmc will have these parts and will ship them fast, the only thing i dont like about them is that they arent very thick. They will definately work but if it isint that big of a rusted are and you have access to a welder i would weld some sheet metal in where it needs it.

Dual exhaust (with or without cats) was not an option on your vehicle, which is probably why the exhaust looks different. If you crawl under, the old pipe was probably modifed to do away with the stock Y pipe.

EGR wouldn't cause that, it's equal to both sides of the engine. Depending on how the exhaust was run, the O2 sensor can only "see" one side of the engine, so if something is horribly wrong on the opposite side cylinder head, the ECM will never "know".

Hope you don't have to pass a visual emissions check, dual cats are going to be something that needs changed if so. (but only if the emissions testing place actually bothers to use federal emissions guidelines)

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